State the Objective
Tell the children that they will make loops for Ls and leprechauns as they recognize and name the letters L and l.

Literacy Activities
Link the letter L 

• Write and name the letters L and l.
• Tell the children that L makes the /L/ sound.
• Have the children write the letters L and l on the strips of paper (support as needed).
• Help the children tape or glue the strips into loops.
• Make long chains by looping the paper strips and linking them together.

Loops for leprechauns 

• Write letters (mostly L and l) on the backs of the leprechaun pictures (see below).
• Mix up the pictures and let the children take turns taking one.
• If the leprechaun has an L, help the children attach it to one of the chain’s loops.
• Say phrases such as "Ls on loops," and "Link leprechauns to L loops!"
• Hang the chain of little leaping leprechauns and L loops around the room.

Create the target letter 

• Have the children practice making an uppercase letter L and lowercase l in creative ways with their bodies (e.g., using their arms, fingers, having one person standing up and one person lying down by their feet, etc.).
• Each time the class makes the letter L with their bodies, have the class say together, "Look, it's L!"